Archaeology and Prehistory of Northwest Mexico:
A "Rough Essay"

David Phillips

Preface and Index

In 1764, Juan Nentvig prepared the original Rudo Ensayo, on what
is now Sonora and Arizona. The current essay, on a larger portion of arid
North America, is revised and expanded from one published in 1989, now
horribly out of date (Phillips 1989). References provided in the linked
bibliography
are indicated by parentheses. Other references cited in this essay are
indicated by square brackets and are included in the
"Additional
References Cited." If a translation is unattributed, I am the
translator. Overcoming "roughness" will depend, in large part, on the
willingness of readers to contribute to the process.